Right to Repair

Score breakdown

Why this grade

Dramatic turnaround: the original Surface Laptop scored iFixit 0/10, but the Surface Laptop 7 scores 8/10, with magnetic bottom plate, on-device 'Wayfinder' screw guides, day-one service manuals, sold spare parts, and publicly available SDT calibration software. PIRG graded Microsoft laptops B-. Negatives: a riveted keyboard, board shields that complicate display swaps, higher OEM part pricing, and lingering software-pairing on some components. Equal-weighted average lands high-C.

Sources

• iFixit: From 0/10 to 8/10, Microsoft puts repair front and center
• iFixit Laptop Repairability Scores (Surface Laptop 7 = 8/10)
• PIRG Failing the Fix 2026